Safety doubts raised at U.S. nuclear waste cleanup project
Saturday, August 13, 2011 - 18:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Engineers and scientists say equipment being installed by Bechtel Corp. at the Hanford site in Washington state poses risks, but the Energy Department is letting work continue.The Energy Department has asserted that Bechtel Corp. underplayed safety risks from equipment it is installing at the nation's largest nuclear waste cleanup project, according to government records.